I had planned on writing about packing today but, long story short, I don’t have my luggage right now to photograph. It’s currently somewhere in between Nashville and Pensacola. Anyway, stay tuned for a post next week on the art of packing. Onto today’s post… A few weeks ago, Jim and I went down to New Smyrna Beach to visit his parents who were escaping the brutal Michigan winter to…
I love love LOVE Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French. Growing up in Cleveland, the start of Lent was something that was felt throughout the whole city, not just for us Catholics. Cleveland is a very cultural city and the Eastern Europeans who are still immigrating there have brought their amazing traditions with them. My college situation was a unique one, to say the least. For as much as…
A few weeks ago, I shared how much I enjoy working with my financial planner and I also made a quick mention of the financial planner I had been working with prior to him. Let’s just say it wasn’t a good match. While this particular financial planner is fantastic for some people I know, she just, simply put, did not work for me. As women, many of us gain a sense…
I actually wrote this post on my phone while on the plane ride home on Spirit, mainly because I didn’t want to get my laptop out of my bag and wanted to write while it was still fresh in my mind. I hope you enjoy! For as much as I usually love it, January lasted approximately 800 years this year and I needed an escape. What I did not need,…
For as much as they’re such an easy target for jokes, the answer to the title question is yes. Sorry to give it all away so quickly. My mom is every salesperson’s dream client. You give her a pitch while she’s drinking wine at your Arbonne/Tupperware/Pampered Chef (note-she doesn’t cook)/Tastefully Simple party and she’s writing you a $400+ check and is the biggest believer in the products ever. SO, when…
It amazes me how many people who are otherwise very intelligent don’t have a professional helping them with their finances. We see professionals for health reasons and to get our hair colored.. Why not something that will literally impact you for the rest of your life? I met Jordan Smith a few months ago when I decided to switch away from a financial planner I’d been working with for a…
Perhaps the #1 question I get asked is, “How do you stay so organized?” I would be lying if I said it’s all an act and that I’m kind of a mess and that it’s all for the ‘gram. That wouldn’t be true. I am, in fact, super organized and share this on social not to give you a complex but to show you how you can do it too!…
It’s no secret that I’m NUTS for all things holiday. I recently bought three hand carved pumpkins at Homegoods, which are patiently awaiting their debut until fall decor is socially acceptable, which I’m thinking is quite soon. OK, OK, I know what you’re thinking… I’ll show you what they look like…. Also, come September 25ish, my 700 square foot condo WILL look like Halloween threw up in it. This is…
Oy, unpopular opinion much? It seems as though every millennial you talk to is somehow in the process of starting his/her own business with the hope to eventually take it full time. While I openly admit that this was once my plan and trajectory, thinking back on it, I realized my intentions for this were not altogether pure. If you have drank the millennial “you must be self employed by…
If there is one thing I’ve learned from my years of schooling (19 to be exact), it’s this: the moment you feel like you’ve learned it all, you’re doomed to failure. I may be a so-called “authority” on certain topics, but I hope to never consider myself an expert. There is always more you can learn. So, when I got the idea for this post, I asked my dad to…